Out of interest here is a comparison by selected country of household electricity prices in June 2023 – published in January 2024

See if you ca spot which g=countries have the most “woke” regulations and which are the biggest supporters of “Net Zero”.

From here:

Electricity prices by country 2023 | Statista

The accompanying commentary reads:

“Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Italy had some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide, as of June 2023. At the time, Irish households were charged around 0.52 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour, while in the UK the price stood at 0.44 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. By comparison, in the United States, residents paid almost three times less.

1.1         What is behind electricity prices?

Electricity prices vary widely across the world and sometimes even within a country itself, depending on factors like infrastructure, geography, and politically determined taxes and levies. For example, in the UK and in Austria, taxes constitute a significant portion of residential end-user electricity prices.

1.2         Reliance on fossil fuel imports

Meanwhile, thanks to their great crude oil and natural gas production output, countries like Iran, Qatar, and Russia enjoy some of the cheapest electricity prices in the world. Here, the average household pays less than 0.1 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. In contrast, countries heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports for electricity generation are more vulnerable to market price fluctuations. For instance, Italy and Germany were the top importers of natural gas in Europe, and this energy source made up a relevant share of the power mix of these two countries.

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